Bottle-labeling machine.



RUWELL., BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE. APPLI'ATIUN FILED Nov.1e.19o7.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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Patented Nov. 10. 1908.

W. P. RUWBLL. BOTTLE LABBLING MACHINE.

7. 0. 9 1 9' l Y. 0 N D E L I F N.. 0 I T A G I L P P has previous44'ing machine that 'it shall cureas hereinafter set .had to the "UN'ITENT WiLLiAii r. nUwELL, orrHiLADELPnIi, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-LABELING MACHINE'.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 190.8.

Application filed November 19, 1907. Seria1 No. 402,782

To all whom-t1*- moy' concern.'

a citizen o f the' United States, residing inv -Philadel hia,Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain mprovements in Bottle.- LabelingMachines, of which the following is' aspecification. r

.'One object of my invention is to 'irovide a machine whereby it shallbe possib e to ine-l chanicallyapply a y been placed, to a bottle j itbeing particularly desired that the machine shall-.be compact andconsist of but 4relatively few Darts.

It' is furt ier desired to so construct a labelsa'tisfactorilyperformits functions' regarclless'oijwhether there are fewor many labelsin the label container.

-Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a machine having?r theabove characteristics with a device` of improved construction' forinsuring that the label isfirnilyfpressed. into contact with the bottleas the latter is .passed through 4the machine.

It' isfurther desired to provide automat ically acting mechanismparticularly applicable to 'a bottle label ing machine whereby thecarrier, which in theV present instance is employed to deliver labelsfrom their container point over the wiperssliall be autoniatf icallstopped or held fro-1n iiiovingwhile the f' to 'a labe is being-pressedinto engagement with the sides of t'lie bottle.

These andother advantageous ends'I setorth, reference being accompanyingdrawings, in whichz 'Figure 1, is a side elevation of the machineforming in invention j.- Fig. 2, is' a plan of the machine s iow-n inFigi Fig. 3, is -an er1-d elevationylligg.v 4, is a perspective View ofthe label. ca'rr ing slide and the label applying vdevice -wit theirassociated parts; Fig. .5, is a view of'one end of fragmentaryperspective (i,V is a fragmentary 7,4is a vertical section ofV the pinconnecting diagrammatic views .illustratingthe various steps in theproeess'oiapplyin a label -to abottle, and Fig. 12, 1s an end e evation'of a'device -fo'r `holdingthe abel wipers inA definite positions,.relative to label, upon which paste 'cess c4 ornied in the Anpperyedgeof tliecon'- to .engage a suitably formed shoulder 'or the end of.theconnecting rod with the carrier; lf`igs', 8' .to' 1 1 inelusiye areIn the above drawings A represents the vmain casing. or supporting frameof the machine, this being somewhat similar to the frame-of an ordinary.steam engine in that it is'provi-ded with a guidewa'yA, a reciprocableslide B .and a bearing or'journal l (lI for the reception of asnai't C:This shaft carries a crank disk c connected. by a* pin c to one end of alrod c;s whose opposite end is attached to' the 'slide B in suchl manneras. to permit of a certain amount ofzmovement of said end relatively to'.the slide at one end' ofV its stroke. In'the present instancel l provide in this 'end ofV the connecting` rofl an elongatedslot c throughwhich passes a bolt l) screwed or' otherwise rigidly fixedto. the slideB. This'bolt carries loosely upon it an arm bf .liavingat litsend-a'projecting` pin b?. capable of entering a' seini-cyliiidiicaire'neeting rod c2.' Upon the pin or bolt'l b place a helical spring b3connecting one .of its' ends to said bolt and the other to tlieja'rm bin such i'nanner that'tlie pin b2 ofsaid arm is ilwa *s pressed towardtlieupper e 'ge of the 'iroll with which it engages, ".l`h'e'inove--ment of the arm 'b' under the/action of this spring is limited by meansof'a pin' b? pro- -V jecti'ngV from the. bolt b' in such manner asequivalent projectiont5 on' the'hub part of sail arm. 'The recess c4 isso placed in the. connecting rod that it .can-be enteredby the pin` b2only when the bolt b is in the extreme outer end'of the slot c3 'and theshouller-b5 is so designed that it will cause 'said pin to' bedisengaged. or removed from ls'aill recess when the crank c has. beenfsoturned. astoV incline the connecting rodi at ajp'reeter-4 mined angleto' the arni't".

A holder 'for labels `is illustrated at D and .this Iis so 'guided onthe franigY'A asto be "verf -tieally movable under the faction of aleverd pivoted tosaid franieat'd'j.' This lever is )connected tothe-label hlilfer through an end section d2 which is in 'turn pivnted'tothe main section at d, as "illustra-ted in Fig.'l 6. A- spring d"lconnected to. the twov parte, of this levertends to draw upwardly theend section 'dz b turningit u` on .its pivot Such-upwar '.rnovement is.'niited by rneii's 'i of 'a projecting lugdfon said en'd'section.though-it is possib e-for saidsessin tdi-be i turned .downwardly againsttheI acti' im' of the springfor a'pnrposehcreiatter noted.' Thev 110.los

fsurfalceothe paste roller'e3 or'to adjust pln f or roller d engaging acam groove '-forin'edin 'the'cranltc as illustrated 'at c5 in Fig. L "'second' cam groove c is' alsofori-ned 1n the crank disk and -1n 1t'operates a'pin or roller `4e vcarried by one end of a lever e pivot-edtothe fraine at The opposite :voir E guided 'inthe frame'A so astobeveh.

tically niovable -and provided with apaste applyingroller e3.l 4f

vposite that havinglthe pin a pair 'of lslotted armsjrb vWhose lendsextend' transversely through said slidevasshownin Fight, there f being-slots in? for their reception which per-I" .mitofitheir beingadj-nste'dltoward and from "each -otherj-and in which said armsare.'main .tained in anyg-adj'usted position b'ymeans'of nutsyasindicated in Fig'.}2 '-'Extendin'gin' to vary their verticalheight-relatively to Vthe their posit-ions toward orfrom the slide BijAp'ai-r .ofprdjecting-spindles are carried .Y by the frame insuchposl'tion'as lto berespectivelynnderthe two arms bl when the slideis' at one' end of its strokejan'dare mounted at' a; distance' apartdepending upon the dianie'i' .terl` of the .bottlesfto' be labeled. Oneach'of 2 'these'spindles isirevolubly mounted an elontriangular endpieces-f. connected" byv para o s sofas toi-forni' the outline of a'trianv u l'ar risin. Upon eachj of thetrames so orme' "I placeayieldngcover preferably of fabric-c'oiis'istin l1n 'thelpresjent lnstance of' anumber f ban sffs'.' At one endj ofeach ol the frames' 'abovereferredtoI Inounta vtriangular platerg servingfas, affratcliet, While on the,main f-rarrjieAof the machine 'adjacent 1-.place a spring actuated bar jg in suel'nannrf-as-tofcauseitto enga e and press againstany one-.of the:three 'sides' of `saidj'p1ate,rso as tofinsnre that the covered frameswhich servei'n effect as wipers, as"

one of tli'ree positions;l the triangular piecesv 'g beingsoifmo'untedlas .to normally maintain said Wlpersinthe relativepositionsshown 1n from suitable source'of power and 1 5': oli- 11ted; on t frameAso asto vpermit said frictiorlwheel being'adjusted towards or `from yframe'A in such mannerthat itnta intoV .engagement iwith the penp et.Said crank disk',l For the purpose f preventing revolution of said.disk

a latch k. The slide B has a-tits forward end a small projection b"forming anabutment capable of engaging said ylatch c and whenl saidslide is at the forward ond of its stroke it' is capable of pressing theshoe into such close 'engagement with the crank asto hold 4it'fiolnlturning. 'end of the lever is; connected to a paste' reser' Anarnr'Jpiveted tothefl'nain frame at is .bent around from the side ofthe`machine to a point 'immediately under the latch kand upward'froniinfront of the' projection or 4abutment 1f of the 4slide b; f'lhis arrnis so mounted `that it is turnedo-n its pivot andits -end raised by oneofthe end members f "of' one of thew'viperffraineswhen this latter'isturned on its supporting spindle;v

Under operating conditions the crank disk 1s driven in' thefdlrection ofthe arrow, Fig.' 1,v from the main shaft H through' thefrition :Wheella'If' it be assunied that the 'various' Parts are' in the positions shownin h igjIfthe i upwardnioveinent vofgthe'crank end of the rodwill causethe slidcB to 'be "inovged inits guide-toward the rear of the ma*connecting chine by rea-son of the fact that the pin b of 4the a-rrn bis in the recess c4 of said connecting rod. Before the-slide reaches theend of this stroke'and just when it is over the paste res ervoir Ethislatter is raised by reason of the fact that the cani groove c6 soacts upon itsy 'rolle'34 of vsaid lever is' t en' brought into en-'ageme'nt Withthe plates 117 Which are carried gatedjfmmg fol-ined 'oftwo substantially M coated with paste; Just at the end ofthe y thearins' b* sowthatv their under faces are rearwardystrokefof theconnectingrod the label holder` Dis-*raised by the action of the camgroove c5 upon the lever d and in case there should be alarge numberofilabels. in,

Alever e as tomove it upwardly. The paste the holder,.the ehd section d2is free to tilrn on its pivot'daagainst-the action of the-spring d* to'avoid straining -of anylof the -arts ofthe maohinevwhen-the topniostlabe is pressed against the platesb..

f Itis obvious that 'theslide B-remains star'.

tionary durin'gftlie application of alabel' to' its platest", since theslide B reachcsfthe eX- tremeend 'of its stroke-considerably before 'Yasimilar condition is reachedby the con? meeting-rod;` Asa consequence,the rear- Ward push of the :crank'upon the connecting connectingrod1l1as-fniovcd through a certain distance on its returnv stroke` thatthe pin b the c3 ani; when' this has finally ofc c- Lliretlgrod causesthe pin bz to in ove out ofthe' re- -cess c4', s o that the end of therod. is left 'free sitionnllustrated in- Fig. v 1. Hitherto the ceasesdisk by. niean'sfbf 'a spring kt, but when 4the -slide reaches 'theforward end of its stroke,- vits projection b"'engages the latch konthe.'

shoe-and presses t'lie lattertoward .the crank disk 'so as to preventvfurther revolution thereof. As a consequence, further ofper-A ationA ofthe .inachineis stopped;, there Abein'g: however,l a labelheld betweenthe two plates b" immediately over the space between ,the two wipers F.i' n Irf, now, a bottle,'indicated"at M be moved downjupon the label N,with" the vai'ious parts in the positions illustrated in Fig. 8, itvwill carry said label away from the plates b into engagement' with theprojecting ledges of the two wiper frames or with the covering of thelabel which had previously been in engagement. with the paste-coveredsurface of the plates b7 are firmly pressed against the' sides of thebottle by the ,yielding fabric or.`

other cover of the wipers so that when the bottle is finally removedfrom the machine the :label has been smoothly and tightly ressedupoiritssurface to which it is held y the vpast-e 4transferred to it'from the p ates.` b1; i

From Fig.` 4, it will be noted' that therevoy lution of 'on e' of theWiper-frames turns the arm J upon its pivot y' andthereby raises theVlatch k out, of lengagement with the pro'ec. tion b? of the slide. AThe brake shoe is t en moved awa from theperiphe'ry of=the crank disk cwhic is at once set'in motion-b .the friction wheel 722; it being 'notedfrom ig. 1 that such starting is' facilitated by making Y saiddiskheavieion-that portionmost distant from the cran'k pin so that 'it tendsof two wipers i .indicated inFig. v.il after a label has been. a iitselfto turn as soon as. the brake is released. fThe s'pi'in pressed bar (1insures that the 7 are returned to th'e positions plied to a bottle',said bars acting .upon t e ratchet .forthis purpose, after which theparts of the machine 'are ready' to a ain pass operations. .a 'ove de.-

iat the pin b? of the" arm b enters the recess e* as theconnectingthrough 'the .cycle of scribed; it-being noted t rod iscompleting the end of its forward stroke. V

I claimi- 1. The combination' machine of ,aframe, aguide way on th'eframe, 'a slide movable. on' said, guide -Way having means ,for carrying'a labeLj a .confV tainer for labels, a crank,` a connecting ro'd.extending between the crankI andthe slide,-

'of a frame having a a cam` on the crank, means" for o erativelyconnecting the label container an the cam,

'means for driving the crank, and mechanism '.for periodically and'vautomatically stopping movement of-said crank.

2. The" combination in a' bottle labeling machine of arfra'me having a.guide way, a slide movable-thereon and provided with a labelcarryingdevice, a .paste container, a label holder a shaft mounted'onthe frame, acrank on the shaft, a rodh connecting the crank and theslide, two cams on the crank, a

member placed to be actuated by one cam. and operative'to move theastecontaine'r, with a second member place' to be actuated by thesecond'eam so asto independently 4 move the label holder. y

vl. `The combination in a bottle labeling machine of aframe labelcarrying means, a label holder movable toward and from said carrying'means, ,and means for periodicall actuating said label holder', the sameine'lu ing a cam, and-a lever made in two' arts connectinrlglsaidcam'with 'the labelv ho der.

-4. e combination inv a. 4bottle labeling machine of a frame, alabel-carrying device, a A.

. labelholder movable `toward and from said device, a lever' o eiativelyattached to .said label` holder, sai lever being provided with an endsection pivotally connected toits main portion, a spring tending to turnsaid section onits pivot, a-stop for maintaining said jend' section in apredetermined position relatively to the mainpartof the lever, withmeans for actuating said lever.

L 5. Thecombination in a machine of aframe having va guide way, a labelcarryin slide, means forreciprocating said slide on t e guide way, adevice movable toward and from the guide'way for holding .a number oflabels, a lever pivot'ed to the -frame and provided with anend sectioncon`- necting lthe label holder withit's mainportion, a 'spring tendingtoturii said end :section on 4its pivot relatively to the body portionofthe lever, means for limiting the movement of 'said .end section onitsfpivot, and'means, for

actuatinglthe lever to movethe label holder. toward and from the label4carrier.

6.*,The combination in a labelin .machine of a frame havin asubstantially orizontal "guidegwa'y, ala l carrying slide thereon,'means ,forreciprocating saidshde onzvthe` guide Way, a label'holdervertically guided onthe frame, a lever pivoted tothe frame havinga relatively movable endsection connecting it'to the vlabel holder,withmeans ornorv'mally maintaining' said end section in agdefi -niteposition relatively to the bod of the le in a'bottle labelingver Whilepermitting 1t 'to' yieldfw en .the la'- bel Ahold er is preventedV from,lmoving to 'its ullre'xtent. g .l Y i .l 7. 4The combination in alabelm' `machin;

on, 'a crank provide with two cam grooves,"

'bottle labeling iio idelway, a s de'theref ed thereon, a slide oeratively connected' to a shaft carrying said crank, aleonnectin rod'beln'cen the crank and the slide, a abel holder guided on the frame soas to be free to move toward and from the slide, a container- 5. foradhesive material 'also lguided on the frame, so as tobe movable towardand from the: slide, and two levers pivoted to the frame', one having 'aportion operative in one of the cam grooves and' connectedtothe adhesivecontainer, and the other bein made 'in two-yieldingl connected parts otwhich 'one is 'p aced to o erativein the' second of the 'cam grooves anthe other is connected .to the label container. -8.V The combination ina labeling machine of a frame, a guideway thereon, a label `carf riermovable on the guide way and provided with a in, a crank, a connectingrod having one enc'ljattached to. said crank and che other a pin. on theslide, with a meinber for detach'- ably connecting the slide and theconnecting rod'so as toftemporarily'prevent movement of the '11 in theslot.

ofa frame, a-guide Way thereon, a label carrier movable on the guide waywith a in', a crank, a connecting rod having y one end) attached to saidcrank and the other provided with a slot for the reception of the pinonthe slide, with an arm loosely mountedon the pin and having' aportionremovf ably' engaglng a recess in the connecting rod.

10. The combination in a'la'beling machine ..55 of a frame,`a guidewaythereon, alabel carrier movable on the guide way, and provided with ain, a crank, a connecting rod having oneenri) attached to said crank andthe other provided With-a slot for the reception of the 40pin'on'theslide, an arm loosely mounted'on Ithe pin havinga portionremovably engaging a recess in the connecting rod, a sprin tend-y ing toretain said ortion of the arm 1n said recess,a11d a stop orlimiting themovement ofsaid arm. 'y f 1-1. The combination in a labeling machine ofaframe having a guide way, alabel-carry- .mg' slide on said guide Way,a-crank,4 a rod '.joinin the crankjand the'slide and having a -slotteconnection with said slide, with means for operatively disconnectingsaid rod from the slide at a predetermined portion of the strokethereof.

` 12, The combination ina labeling machine of frame, a frictionallydrivencrank mountsaid crank,v and a bra re shoe operative on the crankfor preventing revolution thereof,- said slide.-

13. The combination ina labeling machine of a frame, a slidemovable-thereon, a frictionally. driven'crank for reciprocating saidprovided with a slot forthereccption of the 9. e combination iu alabeling machine and provided .brake shoe being placed to be actuated bythe` vent revolution thereof, a latch actuated by the slide for applyingthe brake shoe to the crank, and means for tripping said latch.

4' 14. 'I The combination in a labeling machine of.h. slide havingaflabel carrier, means for driving said slide including a frictionallyactuated member, a brake shoe -placedto prevent operationv of saidmember, 'a W1 er for.

pressing a label against a bottle, a lat-c i actuated by the slide lor a)plying the brake shoe, and means actuated l) ping said latch. v15. Alabeling machine consisting of a frame, a slide reciprocable thereon andprovided with means for holding a label, with a each consisting of arevoluble frame having a covering and capable of yielding to permit ofthe passa e oi a bottle. l

16. A abeling machine consisting of a frame, a slide rccipro'cablethereon and provided With means for holding alabel, with two Wi ers forpressing such label against the sides. el? the bottle, said wipersconsisting of -revoluble frames having yielding coverings,

with means tending to hold said frames Ain d eiinite positionsrelatively to the label carrying means'. I y

17. The' combination vin a labclingmachinc of aframe, a label carryingdevice, wipers for .Wiper or Wipers for V'pressing suchlla'bel againstthe sides ofy the bottle, said Wiper or mpers pressing a. label against.the sides of a bottle, eachof said Wipers consistingof a spindle, a

frame consisting of a plura members, and a yielding covering of sheetmaterial extendingaround said frame.

18. The combinationin a labeling lmachine of a frame, a label carryingdevice, wipers for ty of .parallel pressing a label against the sides ofa bottle,

each-of saidwipers consisting of a spindle, a

`frame having a plurality of parallel members,

los A and a e'overlng of sheet'material extending around saidframe, saidwipers beingmounteel-so` thatthe distance between them is less than thediameter of the bottle to which a labelis to be ap lied. i

19. lThe com ination in alabeling 'machine of a frame, a guide Way.thereon, a slide on' the guide Way having projecting arms, labelcarryingplates mounted on said arms, alabel holder, an adhesivecontaine'r,means'for moving said holder and said container into a position' toapply adhesive anda label to said plates, means for reciprocating theslide, andtwo wipersfor pressing a label into engage# ment with thesldes ofthe bottle, said Wipers each consisting of a-fram'e having acovering of sheet material ca the sha o ofthe bott e.

2O. he combination'in aA labeling machineof afi-ame, a crankrevolubly.mounted-thereon, a'xbrsike--shoe operative on the-crank, 4a

`latch for actuating said brake shoe 4to prevent revolution ofthe crank,al ide Way on the virarne,v a 'slid'eon said gui leway capable o f @bisof conforming to Y come -g l' u 10 of aframe, a crank mounted'ltherecn,a slide 'having label carrying meanefand operatively connected to thecrank, means for dxjiwng' the crank, yand means' for temporarily 'p1-eventing reyolutionjf the crankI said crank ibe weighted acafpoint' op atw "chit islconnected-to t e s'lde [so as t'o 1 be capableofvatomatically starting afterthe cvogltion-pre'venting means vhas beeneas Q Y l A lalme. te' this specification, inthe presence' f Witns: -'r

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